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Alternate Alley Oop Chapter 17 “Deader Than Dead”(36) 3/8/2013 Friday
Panel One
Brucutu and the v-raptors can see spirits and so far they don’t care about the ghostly Baron or why he lingers near them any more than any of the other ectoplasmic creatures that are there all of the time.
Panel Two
Alley gets the driver to turn the Bradley and its ammunition trailer around and follow the vampires. They must end this slaughter as fast as they can, if they can.
Alley Oop was much larger, or conversely the Red Rex was much smaller. Even from yesterday. When this story started the Red Rex was maybe 8’ tall. Now it is 28’ tall!
Oop keeps shrinking!! In the first panel, his legs extend below T Rex’s eyes and almost touch the v shaped accent below the eye, in the second panel, there is no way his leg would extend that far…
There is a long tradition in the art of many nations — and in cartooning as well — of symbolism taking precedence over realism. And after all, the whole premise of Alley Oop is hardly one of devotion to realism!
It’s not “sloppy” art. It’s tight, concise, well inked, and beautifully colored. Look around gocomics for three minutes and see what passes for art these days. Get over the minor inconsistencies and enjoy the positives.
I can just imagine the reaction from all those who love Dick Tracy and were most unhappy back before 2011 when Dick Loacher was way past his prime mangling a great comic. Now it is a great comic again since he was replaced. We only want that here.
I seem to remember a few people having their accounts deleted during the "Dick Tracy Wars*
An honest critique seems to be acceptable, but there is a line that can be crossed where criticism of the cartoonists crosses over into a violation of the terms of service here at GoComics
Pretty sure that line gets crossed in the comments section here almost daily, a few of the people who comment here are lucky that GoComics has been choosing to be so tolerant
Am I entering the room after the meat of a discussion is over ? Is "DickTracyWars googleable ? This Alley Oop is for the children, I enjoyed his adventures a century ago.. Second childhood, anyone ?
I googled dicktracywars and got one hit. Landsberg: Ende der Ermittlungen wegen … – Augsburger Allgemeine www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/…/1023660… – Translate this page
The translation was not of the hit but the whole page.
I suppose that it’s the old " If you say something often enough you’ll convince people you’re right "; it’s a comic strip not a doctoral dissertation or scientific hypothesis or whatever. You’ve made your point – give it a rest.
Alley Oop is the classic caveman comic strip revolving around the irrepressible Alley Oop, who travels from prehistoric Moo all the way to the 21st century in his friend Doc Wonmug's time machine.
Agnes by Tony Cochran
Andertoons by Mark Anderson
Comments (39) (Please sign in to comment)
Rod Gonzalez said, 3 months ago
Look at that caveman go!
(A tip of the hat to the Argyles from every fyed in the wool Oopster out there!)
Wiseking said, 3 months ago
That T Rex sure has a big head!
Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago
Alternate Alley Oop Chapter 17 “Deader Than Dead”(36) 3/8/2013 Friday
Panel One
Brucutu and the v-raptors can see spirits and so far they don’t care about the ghostly Baron or why he lingers near them any more than any of the other ectoplasmic creatures that are there all of the time.
Panel Two
Alley gets the driver to turn the Bradley and its ammunition trailer around and follow the vampires. They must end this slaughter as fast as they can, if they can.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago
@Wiseking
Alley Oop was much larger, or conversely the Red Rex was much smaller. Even from yesterday. When this story started the Red Rex was maybe 8’ tall. Now it is 28’ tall!
capnLaz
said, 3 months ago
Prehistoric vitamins.
Wootietoot said, 3 months ago
Oop keeps shrinking!! In the first panel, his legs extend below T Rex’s eyes and almost touch the v shaped accent below the eye, in the second panel, there is no way his leg would extend that far…
Alan Rees said, 3 months ago
There is a long tradition in the art of many nations — and in cartooning as well — of symbolism taking precedence over realism. And after all, the whole premise of Alley Oop is hardly one of devotion to realism!
davidf42 said, 3 months ago
Still, there’s no excuse for sloppy art work.
sleeepy2
said, 3 months ago
@davidf42
It’s not “sloppy” art. It’s tight, concise, well inked, and beautifully colored. Look around gocomics for three minutes and see what passes for art these days. Get over the minor inconsistencies and enjoy the positives.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago
@sleeepy2
I can just imagine the reaction from all those who love Dick Tracy and were most unhappy back before 2011 when Dick Loacher was way past his prime mangling a great comic. Now it is a great comic again since he was replaced. We only want that here.
Doctor Toon
said, 3 months ago
I seem to remember a few people having their accounts deleted during the "Dick Tracy Wars*
An honest critique seems to be acceptable, but there is a line that can be crossed where criticism of the cartoonists crosses over into a violation of the terms of service here at GoComics
Pretty sure that line gets crossed in the comments section here almost daily, a few of the people who comment here are lucky that GoComics has been choosing to be so tolerant
So far
Adrian Snare said, 3 months ago
Am I entering the room after the meat of a discussion is over ?
Is "DickTracyWars googleable ?
This Alley Oop is for the children, I enjoyed his adventures a century ago..
Second childhood, anyone ?
David1955 said, 3 months ago
@Adrian Snare
I googled dicktracywars and got one hit. Landsberg: Ende der Ermittlungen wegen … – Augsburger Allgemeine
www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/…/1023660… – Translate this page
The translation was not of the hit but the whole page.
jmcx4 said, 3 months ago
As Alley swats him with that shillelagh, the dino will shrink. Haven’t you seen Beowulf?
A Kid at Heart said, 3 months ago
@Night-Gaunt49
I suppose that it’s the old " If you say something often enough you’ll convince people you’re right "; it’s a comic strip not a doctoral dissertation or scientific hypothesis or whatever. You’ve made your point – give it a rest.